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Beneath the calm and sometimes unemotional surface, Albinig is nervous, complex and undefinable at first. A shy and reserved, curious, cerebral and even intellectual man he possesses an enquiring, critical and analytical mind and is prone to scepticism. A little out of the ordinary, he could appear awkward, uncompromising and very possessive where both his emotions and finances are concerned and he can be quite stubborn and even obsessional (especially if he was born on a 4th, 7th, 13th, 16th, 22nd, 25th, 31st, or if he has a life Path Number of 4 or 7). If, however, his birthday falls on a 3rd, 12th, 21st, 30th, or if he has a life Path Number of 3, he will probably be more warm, friendly and sociable. The combination of the 3 and the 4 can result in a certain amount of inner-conflict, with divergences appearing between his deepest aspirations and what he actually achieves in reality. Part of him pushes him to act and react rapidly in spite of the fact that he tends to function at a much slower pace. After much hesitation, he is likely to embark on his chosen path with aplomb and determination, revealing himself to be extremely capable of hard work and perseverance, although at times this can make him single-minded and blinkered. As a child, it is best to keep an eye on him and make sure that he doesn´t spend too much time shut in his room by himself immersed in his books because he requires encouragement to develop the sociable and creative elements of his personality. His health can be fragile and lacking in vitality due to his anxious disposition, so getting enough physical exercise and relaxation is vital.
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Albinig enjoys peace and quiet, reflection, meditation and taking refuge in philosophical or scientific speculations. He also quite likes to have fun, to relax and is very sensitive to the pleasures that this world has to offer. He tends to oscillate between these two tendencies which are each necessary in their own way. Emotionally, he is very reserved and not particularly demonstrative, exuberant displays of affection just aren´t his style, although this doesn´t change anything where the depth or the sincerity of his feelings is concerned. It´s just the way he is, and in order to love and appreciate him one has to get to know him with all his noble humanist values.
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Love :Couples: It's time to settle your differences Albinig. May the best man or woman win. Singles: A change of look could help you feel good in the skin you're in which could be handy if bump into someone special.
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X Factor winner James Arthur said he was concentrating on his music after reports that he had been dumped from Simon Cowell's record label for writing a song about terrorism.
The singer was reportedly dropped by Syco after it emerged his song Follow The Leader included the lyric " I'm gonna blow up your family like I'm a terrorist".
A spokeswoman for Syco declined to comment and Arthur took to Twitter to defend the song, which he insisted was " not promoting terrorism".
He said: " As far as I know, I am still with Syco but I am exclusively signed to Sony. People look too deeply into the media circus. It's about music."
It is the latest controversy for the star after a series of online blunders, including criticising his own publicity team for the messages they post on Twitter and temporarily leaving the social network after becoming embroiled in a homophobia row.
The singer, whose most recent single Get Down made it to just number 96 in the chart, said later of that incident that he was "disappointed in myself for being so naive".


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Elgin, IL
open studio come and work on your own projects, open to all artists reserve your spot for this class
Wednesday Open Studio class- 5pm-8pm
These classes are held weekly as long as Josh is in town. Please check the schedule on www.gugeinstitute.com. An Open Studio class allows students to start a new project or get help on any current project they are working on. Projects include: drawing, painting, or wood sculpture.
NOTE: The Instructors goal is to have equal time with each student. The following projects are too time consumming to do in this class: soldering/metal work or airbrushing. These can be done in a class where these techniques are taught or in a one-on-one setting.
Fee: $40 per person
$TBD supply fee per person per project
The supply fee covers: average size cut-outs (bigger sizes will be extra), paint, paint supplies, pattern, reference, glass eyes, cast feet, misc. materials like glue, quickwood.
Number of students per class 6-12
Registration and Payments
Students can register by calling or texting Josh at 224-629-0581 or by emailing Laura [email protected]
The first 12 people to register will reserve a spot in any given class. (Open Studio classes)
Students need to notify the instructor 48 hours before a cancelation of a class. This will give the instructor significant time to prepare for the class. Those that reserve a spot and do not show up for the class, will owe a $10 fee due at the next class.
Students are responsible to transport their artwork/sculptures to and from class as their will be no storage room available in the studio.
Deposits are required for classes that cost more than $80.
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IGNOU New Courses DWM/CWHM 2012
IGNOU New Courses DWM/CWHM 2012
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has started its admission process for two special courses in water harvesting.
Diploma in Watershed Management (DWM) and Certificate in Water Harvesting and Management (CWHM) for July 2012 session.
The programmes are meant for learners interested in basic knowledge and skills for water harvesting, conservation and utilization. It also includes basic aspects of agriculture like soil erosion and its management; integrated farming systems like crop husbandry, animal husbandry, agroforestry, fish farming etc. They intend to address the workforce requirement and focus on upgrading the knowledge and skills of existing personnel.
The eligibility requirement for the diploma programme is 10+2 pass or the learner should have completed the Bachelor Preparatory Programme (BPP) from IGNOU while for the certificate programme the learner should be 10th pass. However, 10th pass can enroll simultaneously for the BPP and the diploma programme.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Tune for Tuesday - Stop Animation
This is a cool stop animation
Posted by Kimbra Kasch at 12:01 AM
Labels: Elegance in Bed, Stop Animation
9 comments:
- Kelly Polark said...
That's very cool! I wonder how long that takes to film... How come my hair doesn't look that luxurious through the night and morning? :)
- June 16, 2009 at 6:37 AM
- Bish Denham said...
That is a REALLY neat video! I should look so lovely while I'm sleeping. :O
- June 16, 2009 at 6:52 AM
- Angela Ackerman said...
Wow--I can only imagine the time that took.
- June 16, 2009 at 9:08 AM
- Adrienne said...
That was so cool and clever. Loved the sock birds and fish.
- June 16, 2009 at 9:15 AM
- Rena Jones said...
That was cool! Thanks, Kim. And I thought my dreams were weird!
- June 16, 2009 at 9:26 AM
- Brenda said...
That was so cool...I like the song to...Some people are just so creative...
- June 16, 2009 at 11:37 AM
- Martha Flynn said...
so addicting to watch!
- June 16, 2009 at 11:04 PM
- Kim @ Starshine Chic said...
That was a really cool video. Thanks for sharing. Very creative. And thanks for visiting my blog & leaving me a comment.
- June 17, 2009 at 3:44 PM
- Sherrie Petersen said...
My son likes to do stop motion animation so I know how hard it is to make something as fluid and beautiful as this. Nice link!
- June 21, 2009 at 10:21 AM
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WASHINGTON – Legislative aides say Senate Democrats are considering cutting International Monetary Fund provisions from a bill providing aid to Ukraine and authorizing sweeping sanctions on Russia.
The move would be a significant retreat from Democrats. The Obama administration, too, has argued IMF reforms are critical to congressional legislation responding to Russia's annexation of Crimea.
Aides say the change will be discussed by the entire Senate Democratic caucus Tuesday. They weren't authorized to speak publicly on the matter and demanded anonymity.
The Senate advanced a bill Monday including language enhancing the lending capacity of the IMF in a commanding 78-17 procedural vote. But House Republicans remain opposed.
Lawmakers on both sides are growing increasingly embarrassed by the lack of action by Congress more than two weeks since Russia's military incursion.


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Get ready to say goodbye to Up All Night.
Will Arnett has been cast as the lead in CBS' unauthorized Greg Garcia comedy, TVGuide.com has learned.
Get the latest pilot season scoop
In the pilot, the Arrested Development star will play Jack, a recently divorced guy whose life gets more complicated when his parents have marital problems of their own. Raising Hope's Garcia will write and executive-produce.
So what does this mean for the troubled Up All Night? NBC declined to comment on what Arnett's casting means for the fate of the series — the Garcia project is in second position to Up All Night — though reports say the network is considering scrapping it in the wake of star Christina Applegate's departure and news that Maya Rudolph is pregnant.


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For the seven years after Operation Slam Dunk went south, Mike Brown got drunk on each anniversary. The eighth year was no different--until he was drugged by a woman and woke up to her questions about what had happened eight years ago in Afghanistan. CIA attorney Eva Salinas has her own theory behind what happened to Mike's team--which included her husband--in Afghanistan eight years ago, and she's determined to prove foul play. Though she doesn't trust him, Mike is the only person she can turn to for help. Under an assumed name, Eva convinces Mike to assemble a new team and go after the traitor who screwed up both their lives. As they track down the rogue who started it all, Eva and Mike discover they can't live without each other. But can they stay alive while an enemy is still on the loose?


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Another Great Depression? Very Close.News at Home
The U.S. is in the midst of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. The question is: how close are we to another Great Depression?
The answer is: Very close. Here's why.
The Great Depression was the result of the combination of the1929 financial crisis and serious structural problems in the American economy such as widespread poverty. After the 1929 stock market collapse these factors joined to deeply cut business investment and personal consumption. The consequence was a downward depressionary spiral that created the worst economic collapse in American history.
Today's economy is hurtling downward on a similar path to depression. The mortgage and financial crises have constricted credit and largely cut off business investment. Stagnant wages and over-borrowing have curtailed consumer spending.
The collapse of a stock market bubble in 1929 triggered the chain of events that led to depression. In the late 1920s investors and financial institutions poured money into stock. Banks, assisted by the Federal Reserve's low interest rates, lent money on easy terms to investors. Rapidly rising stock prices created a get-rich euphoria that attracted more dollars. Both investors and financiers assumed that stock prices would continue to rise and continued to over-borrow and over-spend on stocks.
But when stock prices began to fall in October 1929, investor euphoria to panic and stocks were sold at any price. Many investors, financial institutions, and banks were caught over-extended and bankrupted. To repair damaged balance sheets, surviving banks and financiers dramatically reduced lending. The result was that economic activity began a long and steep decline.
Much as in 1929, the 2008 collapse has been the consequence of a speculatory bubble, this time in real estate. Rising home prices led many to purchase homes and condos on the assumption that housing prices would continue to rise while interest rates would not. Banks lent money on shockingly easy terms with adjustable rate, interest only, sub-prime, and no documentation of income mortgages. By wrapping up mortgages into new financial instruments such as CDOs (collateralized debt obligations), investment companies, banks, and private investors poured more and more money into real estate, further pumping up prices. This process was assisted by the Federal Reserve's easy money policy.
At the end of 2006 the real estate bubble burst. As interest rates reset or high payments were required under the original mortgages, many property owners found themselves unable to pay and went into default. This left the investors and businesses holding mortgages or investments based on them such as CDOs ,with investments worth much, much less than they had either paid for or lent against. They also found securities based on real estate, such as CDOs, unsalable. This created enormous losses for investment firms and banks. Subsequent property owner defaults piled the loses on and created the current financial crisis. Some firms failed, others merged or were taken over by the U.S. government. Despite government bailouts and aid, the collapse of the housing market continues. In response to the losses, the country's surviving major banks have severely cut lending.
The speculatory bubbles at the end of the 1920s in stocks and in the first half of the 2000s in real estate hid serious structural problems in the underlying economy. In 1929 it was the combination of financial crisis with these structural problems that led to the Great Depression. The same combination is causing a major contraction in the U.S. economy today.
In the 1920s the problems of widespread poverty and an inequitable distribution of wealth contributed to depression in the next decade. In 1929 42 percent of American families were living in severe poverty. Consumer credit provided some purchasing power to those in society's bottom half, but by the end of the 1920s this group had exhausted its borrowing power. The bulk of the U.S. economy's income went to the top 1 percent of the nation's families who earned the same amount as the combined income of the bottom 40 percent.
A similar situation occurred at the end of the 1990s when workers' wages began to stagnate, while the income of the wealthiest Americans soared. By 2003 the distribution of income had reached the 1929 point, with the richest 1 percent of families received the same income as the bottom 40 percent of the nation's families.
The decline of working Americans' income was somewhat masked by rising real estate and stock prices, as well as the rapid extension of consumer credit. To maintain their standard of living, middle class Americans turned to borrowing through more credit card debt and home equity loans. By 2006 these practices had turned Americans' savings rate negative–its worst performance since the Great Depression–as many spent more than they earned.
In 1929 financial collapse combined with poverty and the distribution of income to significantly cut spending for all levels of American society. Demand was down and the financial crisis left businesses unable to get the credit needed to finance operations. Employees were laid off, declines in business and worker income followed, consumption dropped, and firms went bankrupt. This caused yet more banks to fail and created a depressionary spiral downward.
A similar process is underway now. The collapse of housing and stock prices and the credit freeze cut off borrowing as a means to support middle class consumption. Even worse, too many of those who over-borrowed are unable to pay; they are now in the process of defaulting on their mortgages, car loans, and credit card debts. The overall result is rapidly falling levels of spending and consumption as consumers cut back. These consumption declines are merging with the constriction of bank credit as many companies cannot get even short term loans to carry on operations.
Much as was the case in 1929 the twin declines of consumer and business spending are rippling through the economy. They are causing worker income and general consumption to fall and bringing on mounting layoffs. As unemployment rises, more individuals will be unable to pay their debts and additional personal and business bankruptcies will follow. This means even less demand and more bank and investment company failures and bailouts.
The American economy in 2008 is following the same path it took in 1929. The collapse of a speculatory bubble has merged with problems of the distribution of wealth, working American incomes, and consumption. The consequence is that the economy is rapidly spiraling downward into the next great depression.
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Raul A Garcia - 12/16/2008
All right, so we argue causative factors ad nauseum in comparison to an earlier depression, and no doubt our paradigm is challenged....from my puny perspective, my question is, how do we now create wealth, instead of works programs and gross pseudo-financing? The only "normalcy" for the working classes is the current fuel price- the inevitable levied taxes will seem all-too oppressive and we embark on a dangerous road.
John Paul Rossi - 12/10/2008
I do not think that short-selling is a major factor in the financial crisis, but it has harmed individual firms, particularly in the finance sector. The SEC ought to prohibit the naked variety and generally restrict other types until the current financial crisis is over.
Mike Schoenberg - 12/8/2008
I doubt that the number of short sellers out there makes a huge difference though there are so many ways one can do it. Buying ETF's or put options or covered calls are all ways to do it besides directly short selling.
Elliott Aron Green - 12/8/2008
John, do you agree that short selling has to be banned in order to prevent the kinds of steep declines that the markets have experienced since September? Isn't it reckless for the SEC to allow speculators to sell what they don't own which has its own downward pressure on the markets? Should short selling be considered a structural problem?
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Have you seen these advertised on television? Those "blankets with arms" to keep you warm on your sofa? Well, I know somebody (besides me!) who would love to have something like that. You can have two, plus two clip-on reading lights, for $20, which they call $19.99, a practice I always think shady. I've learned the hard way: I'm going to knit some of these things, not order them by phone!
At first, the automated order-taking process seems straightforward and efficient and easy. The only unpleasant part is learning that the shipping and handling cost will be $8. Or as they put it, $7.99. Okay, you knew there would be some charge for that, so you swallow it. Still, that adds almost 50% to the price, which doesn't seem right.
Next thing is, before the system confirms the deal, the recorded voice informs you that you can buy two more Snuggies for 20% less than you've just paid for the first two. That's rather annoying. You now feel a bit cheated; why didn't they offer you the first two at the better price? You say no, and the automated voice tries to change your mind, in effect, begins arguing with you! At the end of this rather long spiel, you patiently say no again.
Now you are informed that for $10 more, you can upgrade to Snuggies that are 50% thicker than the ones you just ordered. Okay, thicker is warmer is better. You say yes.
Next, the voice offers you two Buxton Organizer bags. Oh, I've been wanting those anyway; I say yes. Up goes my charge.
The next offer is a booklet of two-for-one dining coupons. I said no to this one, and again got a long argument from the recorded voice! I said no again.
I can't remember what the next offer was, because I just hung up.
Now I had no idea whether my order had been completed. They had my credit card number, though.
Mutter a not-very-nice word, grab the phone, re-dial. Try to get an agent. The recorded voice gives you a different number for checking the status of your order.
Dial the next number. The machine looks you up by your phone number. It doesn't know anything about any order from you, but if you need customer service, you can call yet another number.
Dial the customer service number. We appreciate your call, we are experiencing unusually heavy volume… Yeah, yeah, that's okay, because I can put my phone on speakerphone and get some housework done while waiting for the next available customer service representative. This works for about 5 minutes, after which time, the recording again says something about unusually heavy volume, followed by, "Please hang up and try later."
I hung up. I didn't try later. I think I've just been scammed.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Beware of Snuggies!
Have you seen these advertised on television? Those "blankets with arms" to keep you warm on your sofa? Well, I know somebody (besides me!) who would love to have something like that. You can have two, plus two clip-on reading lights, for $20, which they call $19.99, a practice I always think shady. I've learned the hard way: I'm going to knit some of these things, not order them by phone!
5 comments:
- Rosko said...
Is it just me or do they look like backless medieval monk's robes (such as the one that Benedict Grochel wear)?
I think making your own is a great idea, and look forward to watching the progress.
- December 21, 2008 at 9:51 PM
- Anastasia Theodoridis said...
Yup, those are the ones.
I'm having fun planning a decorative stitch for knitting my own.
- December 21, 2008 at 11:35 PM
- JTKlopcic said...
As a computer programmer, I know the sheer amount of manpower that must go into designing, creating, and testing such an elaborate system. You would think that people with this much time and talent would come up with a more constructive way to make a buck.
- December 22, 2008 at 9:34 AM
- Anonymous said...
go to ebay and find one that's Brand New, Never Been Opened and get it cheaper, without the other hassle!
- December 22, 2008 at 5:39 PM
- Grace said...
Contact your credit card company right away; it's easier to have them deny the charge than to get it reversed later (although they ought to no matter what).
Can't wait to see your version!
- December 22, 2008 at 5:48 PM


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Western Digital has issued a special edition of its 250GB, 7200rpm, 8MB cache 1394/USB 2.0 external hard drive. The new model ships with a clear case and built-in LED illumination.
Hard drive as fashion accessory? Could be, but WD is really attempting to cash in the emerging trend for internally lit PC cases.
The $449 Special Edition is available from WD's online store (though it's currently only flagged as a pre-order option), and will in initially be sold through CompUSA's US retail stores. Broad availability will follow later. The drive is compatible with Mac OS 9.2.2 and OS X, plus Windows 98 SE/ME/2000/XP.
We are still awaiting word on UK and European availability.
VIA has launched the KM400, a mainstream chipset designed to complement the high-end KT400A. Like that product, the KM400 supports the Athlon XP running on a frontside bus clocked at 200, 266 or 333MHz. The chipset supports a memory clock of up to 400MHz.
The chipset supports an external AGP 8x graphics slot, but includes S3 Graphics' UniChrome 2D/3D graphics engine with MPEG-2 playback acceleration. The KM400 northbridge connects to one of two VIA southbridge parts - the VT8235CE or the VT8237, featuring integrated dual-channel 150MBps Serial-ATA with multi-level RAID support, ATA-133, eight USB 2.0 ports, integrated 10/100Mbps Ethernet and VIA Vinyl six-channel audio. The VT8235CE offers dual-channel ATA-133 support, but no Serial ATA, and only six USB 2.0 ports. Other specs. are the same.
Hong Kong-based Group Sense PDA has unwrapped two Palm OS-based smartphones aimed at the European and Asian GSM/GPRS handset markets.
The Zircon is based on a 33MHz Dragonball VZ CPU running Palm OS 4.1. It's got a 2.2in 160 x 240 32-bit colour screen - it uses a virtual Graffiti text-entry panel - and features a 352x288 pixel camera. It has 32 polyphonic ringtones, and includes a dual-band 900/1800 radio for connection to GSM and GPRS networks.
While Zircon is a slim version of the classic PDA-with-phone form-factor, Group Sense's second model, Onyx, is based on a flip-phone design. When closed it's the same size as Zircon (97 x 47 x 20mm/3.9 x 1.9 x 0.8in) and the same weight (130g/4.6oz). It's internals a presumably the same too, since its specifications and features are identical to Zircon's. Both are powered by a 900mAh removable Lithium Polymer battery capable of 100 hours' stand-by and two hours' talk time.
Group Sense expects to ship both smartphones into Asia next month, with a European release in Q3. As yet there is no indication they will ship will a tri-band radio for US operation.
Sony has launched the Clie PEG-TG50 and SJ22 PDAs in the UK, extending its range at the high- and low-end, respectively.
The TG50 is Sony's second Palm OS 5 device, running on a 200MHz Intel XScale PXA250 processor, the company says, though we assume it means the PXA255, the 250's recently launched and much superior successor - we hope it does. It's got 16MB of RAM. Like Palm's Tungsten T, the Sony device has built in Bluetooth and voice recording. Lifting the aluminium lid reveals the 320x320 16-bit colour screen and mini backlit keyboard.
The TG50 ships with Sony's new Remote Camera application, which uses Bluetooth to remotely control Sony's DSC-FX77 Cybershot digital camera and DCR-TRV80 Handycam. Just set up the camera or camcorder then use the TG50 to view - and capture - what the camera sees, from up to 10m away in an open space.
A Memory Stick slot and MP3/ATRAC 3 playback completes the feature-set. Its dimensions are 71.6 x 126 x 16.2mm, and it weighs 184g. The PDA costs £249.
The £126 PEG-SJ22 has a 320x320 16-bit colour screen too. It's based on Palm OS 4.1 running on a 33MHz Motorola Dragonball VZ CPU. It contains 16MB of RAM and a Memory Stick slot. It's 71.8 x 104 x 16.8mm and weighs 138g.
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2020-2021 NWSISD Magnet Application
Magnet schools offer specialized curricular themes that allow students to discover the scientist within them; learn through their passion for the arts; explore or begin a career in health science; and expand their horizons through an internationally recognized global education. Magnet schools also provide opportunities to integrate our learning environments.
Magnet schools are open to students living in any of the seven member districts of the Northwest Suburban Integration School District. Transportation is available to eligible students, in accordance with district guidelines.
Who can attend? How can I apply?
Enrollment in the magnet schools is open to all students living within the seven-member school districts of Osseo, Anoka-Hennepin, Brooklyn Center, Buffalo, ISD 728 Elk River Area, Fridley, and Rockford.
Neighborhoods are redefined when we talk about magnet schools. A magnet school neighborhood includes students from other communities who have the same interests. What you will learn and how you will learn it frames the neighborhood in which you choose to learn and grow. It may be filled with future artists or dancers, scientists or technicians, diplomats or Rhodes Scholars.
There are no academic or other criteria for student selection. All students who apply will be placed if there are seats available. A lottery will determine placement if more students apply than seats available.
Learn more about enrollment through Northwest Suburban Integration School District.
Visual and Performing Arts
Our award-winning arts magnet, Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts, provides a strong academic core with opportunities for students to create at many levels. Teaching through the arts helps students experience concepts rather than merely discussing or reading about them. The study of the arts has been linked to students' increased critical and creative thinking skills, self-esteem, willingness to take risks and ability to work with others.
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Weaver Lake Elementary: A Science, Math & Technology School, named one of the nation's Top Three Elementary STEM Schools in 2015, provides an environment where students, teachers and families find the scientists in themselves through simulation, exploration, and discovery. Weaver Lake students use advanced technologies to make observations, draw conclusions, and report results. Weaver Lake staff works with the Science Museum of Minnesota to offer quality instruction. According to a federal magnet school evaluator, "[Weaver Lake] students are being exposed to exceptional projects that are challenging and enlightening. They are getting great preparation in both math and science."
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM)
At Zanewood Community School: A Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math School, science, technology, engineering, arts and math concepts are woven throughout the entire curriculum at every grade level (including pre-kindergarten). We prepare our scholars to thrive in a world that requires critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, collaboration, and experiential learning.
Our staff is highly trained and qualified in STEAM content areas. Learning activities are carefully designed to reach your child's learning style, to appeal to your child's interests, to be inclusive of scholars' cultures, and to provide just the right amount of academic challenge (and fun!) for your child at any grade level.
Students have access to (and instruction in the use of) real-life tools that support creativity and experiential learning. Partnerships with Boston Scientific and relationships with organizations like the Perpich Center for Arts Education and the Science Museum of Minnesota bring value-added experiences to our scholars, allowing them to learn from and have discussions with real-life scientists, engineers and artists.
Students who live outside Zanewood's attendance area may enroll through an application process; the first priority deadline is December 31. Apply at www.nws.k12.mn.us. If your Zanewood scholar wants to continue the STEAM focus in Osseo Area Schools, you can apply for Brooklyn Middle School STEAM through the NWSISD magnet application.
Brooklyn Middle School offers a school-wide (gr. 6-8) STEAM model (STEM plus Arts) that provides a path for middle-level students in both of our district's elementary magnet schools (Arts and STEM).
Key features of the STEAM program at Brooklyn Middle:
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We started our fall songbird migration banding on July 16th and have had a good season so far. Seems like this year was good for many of Idaho's breeding birds (we are catching lots of youngsters!). Right now we have hit the August lull (some birds have already peaked in their migration, while others are still raising families and waiting to head south).
The season has already been an exciting one with some unusual species (see photos below), and Hawk Trapping, Hawkwatch, and Owls haven't even started yet!!
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|Lazuli Bunting male (Photo by Liz Urban)
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|"Western" Flycatcher (Photo by Liz Urban)
|Fledgling Western Tanager (Photo by Heidi Ware)
|a net full of Red-breasted Nuthatches (Photo by Heidi Ware)
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|Lazuli Bunting family (male, female, and 2 fledglings) (Photo by Heidi Ware)
|two young MacGillivray's Warblers both hatched this year, but at very different stages! (Photo by Heidi Ware)
|Adult male Black-headed Grosbeak (Photo by Jake Shorty)
|male Western Tanager (Photo by Jake Shorty)
|male Rufous Hummingbird (Photo by Jake Shorty)
|Mountain Chickadee party! (Photo by Jake Shorty)
|young female Hairy Woodpecker (photo by Heidi Ware)
|Willow Flycatcher (photo by Heidi Ware)
|Yellow-breasted Chat! (photo by Heidi Ware)
|very young Townsend's Solitaire (photo by Heidi Ware)
|Least Flycatcher! (photo by Jay Carlisle)
|Northern Pygmy-owl! (photo by Garrett MacDonald)
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As it is written, "Mary and other beautiful girls" means to me that Mary is a beautiful girl. However, the meaning can be changed by inserting a comma or two.
Thus, "Mary, and other beautiful girls" is slightly ambiguous about whether Mary is beautiful or not, whilst "Mary, and other, beautiful, girls" certainly implies that Mary is not beautiful. However, none of these three versions could be taken to mean that Mary may not be a girl, because the word "other" connects Mary with girls.
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From Wrong To Right: A U.S. Apology For Japanese Internment
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. shared his dream for a more equal America. But there's another anniversary looming: 25 years ago this week, the Japanese-American community celebrated a landmark victory in its own struggle for civil rights.
In 1988, President Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act to compensate more than 100,000 people of Japanese descent who were incarcerated in internment camps during World War II. The legislation offered a formal apology and paid out $20,000 in compensation to each surviving victim. The law won congressional approval only after a decade-long campaign by the Japanese-American community.
To mark the 25th anniversary of its passage, the Civil Liberties Act was put on display at the National Archives alongside the original Executive Order 9066, which authorized the internment. For senior curator Bruce Bustard, it was a powerful juxtaposition of the journey from a wrong to a right.
When she saw the Executive Order in a glass case, Marielle Tsukamoto, who grew up in an internment camp, said she had "shivers up and down [her] back" because she realized the order ruined lives.
To some, it might seem like a bureaucratic government document, but according to Bustard, that's precisely what makes this exhibition such a potent reminder of what federal documents really mean. "They are filled with legalese, and again that to me reinforces the idea that from these sorts of legal decisions that our government makes, these kinds of consequences can happen."
The Japanese-American internment camps were often nothing more than makeshift barracks, with families and children cramped together behind barbed wires. Most of the internees were U.S. citizens from the West Coast who were forced to abandon or liquidate their businesses when war relocation authorities escorted them to the camps.
John Tateishi says the experience was both humiliating and disorienting. "We came out of these camps with a sense of shame and guilt, of having been considered betrayers of our country." He says that after the war most families never spoke about it. "There were no complaints, no big rallies or demands for justice because it was not the Japanese way."
But decades later and inspired by the civil rights movement, the Japanese American Citizens League launched a contentious campaign for redress. It divided the community along generational lines. Tateishi became a leader of the movement.
"You have to sometimes bring your community dragging and screaming behind you, but you better have strong convictions that what you're doing is right," he says.
In 1980, Congress responded by establishing a commission to investigate the legacy of the camps. After extensive interviews and personal testimonies from victims, the commission issued its final report, calling the incarceration a "grave injustice" motivated by "racial prejudice, war hysteria and the failure of political leadership."
Japanese-Americans then serving in Congress, including Robert Matsui and Norm Mineta, helped turn that report into legislative language, providing for tax-free compensation and a formal apology. Mineta has served in two presidential Cabinets, but he says that bipartisan effort remains one of his proudest achievements.
"Today I just feel that Congress is so polarized that I'm not sure a grassroots movement like this would have the kind of impact that we see resulting in the signing of the bill by President Reagan in 1988," he says.
Tateishi says the redress campaign was less about the compensation for those who had already suffered and more about the next generation of Americans.
"There is a saying in Japanese culture, 'kodomo no tame ni,' which means, 'for the sake of the children.' And for us running this campaign, that had much to do with it," he saysi. "It's the legacy we're handing down to them and to the nation to say that, 'You can make this mistake, but you also have to correct it — and by correcting it, hopefully not repeat it again.' "
From NPR News this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.
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This month, the nation marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington where Dr. King spoke of his dream for a more equal America. And 25 years ago, the Japanese-American community celebrated a milestone in its own campaign for civil rights. On August 10, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill compensating Japanese-Americans for being sent to internment camps during World War II.
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN: No payment can make up for those lost years. So what is most important in this bill has less to do with property than with honor for here we admit a wrong. Here we reaffirm our commitment as a nation to equal justice under the law.
CORNISH: Two documents that tell the story of the campaign for reparation recently went on display at the National Archives here in Washington. NPR's Bilal Qureshi reports.
BILAL QURESHI, BYLINE: It was after hours at the National Archives as traditional Japanese music filled the rotunda galleries that housed the constitution. Generations of Japanese-Americans stood in from of a different glass display case.
MARIELLE TSUKAMOTO: When I first looked into the case, I had shivers up and down my back because I realized that those orders ruined our lives.
QURESHI: Marielle Tsukamoto was looking at Executive Order 9066 signed by President Roosevelt 10 weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It authorized the incarceration of Japanese-Americans. The other document in the case was the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. It is the law that finally acknowledged that those orders were fundamentally wrong. Tom Kumatani grew up in an internment camp and he traveled from Seattle to see the documents.
TOM KUMATANI: It's not just a Japanese-American issue. It's a part of American history.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: We are setting a standard for the rest of the world in the treatment of people who may have loyalties to an enemy nation. We are protecting ourselves without violating the principles of Christian decency.
QURESHI: In 1942, the U.S. War Relocation Authority moved more than 100,000 people of Japanese descent behind barbed wires. They were forced to abandon their homes and businesses. Most of them were citizens and many of them were children. John Tateishi was one of them. He says it was humiliating and disorienting.
JOHN TATEISHI: We came out of these camps with a sense of shame and guilt and of having been considered betrayers of our country.
QURESHI: And he says after the war most families never spoke about it.
TATEISHI: There were no complaints, no big rallies or demands for justice because it was not the Japanese way.
QURESHI: But decades later, a new generation wanted to challenge the Japanese way. In 1978 the Japanese-American Citizens League launched a campaign for redress. Two years later, Congress responded by establishing a commission to investigate the legacy of the camps.
REPRESENTATIVE DORIS MATSUI: These meetings were held around the country and it was unbelievable what came out of that, the emotion that was probably suppressed for a very long time.
QURESHI: Congresswoman Doris Matsui says that emotional testimony empowered the movement. And when the commission issued its final report, it called the incarceration a grave injustice motivated by racial prejudice, war hysteria and the failure of political leadership. The bill that emerged from that report provided a written apology and $20,000 in tax-free compensation for each victim. It was co-sponsored by Norm Mineta. He served in two presidential Cabinets, but says that bipartisan effort for redress remains one of his proudest achievements.
NORM MINETA: Today, I just feel that Congress is so polarized that I'm not sure that a grassroots movement like this would have the kind of impact that we see resulting in the signing of the bill by President Reagan in 1988.
REAGAN: Thank you all again and God bless you all. I think this is a fine day.
QURESHI: Back at the National Archives, I found 24-year-old Lauren Namba quietly looking at that bill in its glass case.
LAUREN NAMBA: Seeing the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which basically granted redress to all of those who survived the experience, it was very moving for me.
QURESHI: And John Tateishi who helped lead the campaign for redress says it really was for Namba's generation.
TATEISHI: There's a saying in the Japanese culture, it says 'kodomo no tame ni,' which means, 'for the sake of the children.' And for us, running this campaign, that had much to do with it. It's the legacy we're handing down to them and to the nation to say that, you know, you can make this mistake, but you also have to correct it. And by correcting it, hopefully not repeat it again.
QURESHI: The original Executive Order 9066 and the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 will be on display together in the National Archives until August 19. Bilal Qureshi, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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About Taiji Qigong
Taiji at a Glance
Taiji, also known as Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese exercise system that is often practised for its health benefits. A variety of training forms and styles exist, depending on the purpose of the training. In Western countries, it is typically practised as a mild to moderate exercise and stretching which involve a series of slow and gentle movements.
Qigong Explained
Qigong is training of breathing, movement and awareness but it is also a form of meditation and healing. It is closely related to Taiji and martial arts. But it is also practised for religious/philosophical purposes and to promote health and well-being.
Taiji Qigong Combined
Together, Taiji and Qigong enable the mind and body work together in the best manner. People who practice Taiji therefore usually also practice Qigong and vice versa. Taiji Qigong exercises thus consist of both mind and body workout which according to the Chinese philosophy, improves the flow of Qi or life energy which in turn improves health and well-being.
Health Benefits of Taiji Qigong
Western medicine does not recognize Qi but it does recognise a number of health benefits of Taiji Qigong including:
- lower blood pressure
- stress relief
- improved physical strength and endurance
- improved balance
- increased bone density
- improved flexibility and motion of the joints
- decreased heart rate
- improved function of the immune system
The mentioned health benefits make Taiji Qigong ideal for both control and prevention of many chronic conditions such as:
- stroke
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- multiple sclerosis
- depression
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- infectious diseases such as flu
- overweight and obesity
- fibromyalgia
- Parkinson's disease
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- falls in elderly people
Who Can Practice Taiji Qigong
Taiji Qigong is a gentle form of exercise which puts low stress on the joints and muscles. It is generally safe for people of all ages and levels of fitness. In fact, it is often recommended to the elderly and people with chronic conditions that make most forms of exercise for them potentially unsafe. Taiji Qigong is also safe for pregnant women although some postures must be avoided. People who have problems with the joints, osteoporosis, hernia and back pain are recommended to consult their doctor before starting to practice Taiji Qigong.
Why Practice Taiji Qigong
If practised correctly, Taiji Qigong will improve your health, your private security and facilitate management of the existing conditions if having any as well as reduce the harmful effects of stress on your mental and physical well-being.
Unlike many other types of exercise, Taiji Qigong is inexpensive and requires no special equipment.


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The Cider Press: Cider From Fruit to Glass
Developing a delicious hard cider is no easy feat. From farmer to scientist to master blender, aspiring cidermakers take on a variety of roles through their cider's long journey from fruit to glass. While there are as many methods to cider production as there are apple varieties, here's a general idea of how cider is made.
The story of cider begins on the farm: great cider starts with great apples. This is by far the longest and least controllable part of the process. First, a farmer must decide which apple varietals to plant. Apple seeds do not produce fruit that is "true" to their ancestors; a farmers can not simply put a Harrison apple seed in the ground and expect Harrison apples to grow. Instead, they use the process of grafting; inserting budding stems into the newly-planted tree stock to ensure that they'll get the fruit they want. Since most apple trees do not show fruit for seven years, a long waiting period ensues, and young trees must be protected from disease, frost, and any number of natural perils. Seven years later, and every year that follows, the fruit is ready to be harvested and pressed.
The second step in cidermaking is the most mechanical; the fresh apples must be converted into juice. Typically, harvested apples rest outdoors for a week after harvest so that they soften slightly. An agricultural wash removes any foreign matter, and a quick rinse identifies any...yes..."bad apples." The good apples are ground up, creating what's called pomace or pommage, which is then loaded onto the apple press between porous sheets of cloth. These layers of pomace can be up to five inches thick, and over a dozen pomace/fabric/pomace layers—occasionally with wooden boards in between—can fit in a single press. Once the fruit pulp is in place, the cider press is "racked" to squeeze out and collect the available juice. The pomace is repeatedly broken up by hand and repressed until no more liquid can be extracted.
At this point, the collected juice undergoes fermentation. Cider makers can ferment the juice naturally using the existing wild yeast or use chemicals to remove the wild yeast and apply their own yeast strain for more control. The sugars in the juice convert into alcohol within the air-locked containers for several weeks at low temperatures. It is during this primary fermentation that cider as we know it begins to take form.
After the cider reaches its ideal sugar conversion, the cidermaker halts fermentation and begins to blend the ciders made from various apples to achieve a desired flavor balance. Apples you've heard of, like Macintosh, Liberty, or Northern Spy, often provide the principal flavors. Lesser known heirloom apples contribute subtle layers of flavor, acidity, and tannins.
The final blended and bottled cider is carbonated, either synthetically with carbon dioxide or naturally with the addition of a small amount of sugar to each bottle. Cider is a beverage best drunk young. The final bottles will age for a few weeks and are best drunk within a year, just in time for the next harvest to arrive.
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Romain Jerome is known for making expensive watches that contain pieces of various things, like the Titanic or moon dust. It's a winning formula it appears, and now the company has announced the launch of the DeLorean DNA watch. It features pieces of an original DeLorean DMC-12 and has "an aesthetic reminiscent of the classic car."
The ring surrounding the minute counter at 3 o'clock evokes the original design of the wheel rims, while the hands are inspired by automobile dashboards. The small seconds dial has the same colours and look as the car's tail-lights.
Of course like most of his other timepieces that are either expensive or ridiculously expensive, the DeLorean DNA watch clocks in at a hefty $15,900. There will only be 81 of them made, and that's a good thing too considering there are only 6,500 of the cars left and we'd rather not see even a single one of them be sacrificed in the name of fancy watchmaking.
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The Central Connecticut volleyball team earned a three set sweep of Fairliegh Dickinson on Sunday afternoon. The Blue Devils (19-7, 10-2 NEC) have now won 10 straight matches. CCSU earned 25-13, 25-17 and 25-17 victories to defeat the Knights (4-23, 2-10 NEC) in three sets.
In addition to winning 10 straight, the Blue Devils have won 17 of their last 19 contests. CCSU did not lose a match in the month of October.
The Blue Devils hit .396 as a team in the match, including a pair of sets in which they hit over .480 as a unit. Junior Rachel Dunlap led the way with a .727 hitting percentage. She connected for eight kills on 11 total attacks without an error. Senior Veronika Ban was also excellent in the contest with eight kills on 12 attacks for a .667 mark. Ban also did not have an attack error on the day.
Sophomore Heather Trueman led the squad in kills with 12, while freshmen Cassidy Stankowski (9) and Brooke Schwab (8) also had strong games on the attack.
Defensively, the Blue Devils posted 12.0 blocks and 45 digs in the match.
Dunlap contributed to six blocks and sophomore Makenna Lommori and Schwab each assisted on four. Stankowski and Ban each recorded a solo block in the match.
Senior Amalia Ashley recorded a match-high 15 digs out of the libero position. Junior Brittany Schumacher also reached double-digits and finished with 10 digs.
Lommori finished the match with 43 assists.
The Blue Devils 10 match winning streak is the longest since the 2004 squad won 15 straight.
The Blue Devils will return to the court on Saturday, Nov. 16, against LIU Brooklyn. That match is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start at Detrick Gym and will feature the first and second place squads in the Northeast Conference standings.


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Cenex?, the energy brand of CHS is dedicated to bringing solutions to market that meet a broad range of needs. We have an exciting opportunity at our Cenex Zip Trip convenience stores for a Store Associate to join our growing team. You must have excellent customer service skills along with exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written. This position also offers opportunity for internal growth and work schedule flexibility. You Will:Work with internal and external customers in a courteous and professional manner.Perform cashier responsibilities including accepting payments and issuing receipts.Stock shelves/coolers, track inventory and perform general clean duties to ensure store is well-kept.Multi task and be aware of your surroundings.Accept full responsibility for scheduled shift.Frequently lift and/or move items that weigh more than 50 pounds.Maintain and promote a strong safety culture and follow all safety policies, procedures and regulations. Identify and communicate workplace hazards and correct or seek assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions.Basic Qualifications: (required)Ability to read, write and communicate in English to customers and coworkersBasic math and computer skills to operate store equipment such as, but not limited to, cash register, time and record keeping computer systems.Preferred Qualifications: (desired)High School diploma or GEDRetail sales experienceApply for this job.


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The Gutenberg Museum, an exhibition devoted to the history of printing, offers an insight into the world of the printing press invented by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz.
Founded in 1900 on the 500th anniversary of the birth of Gutenberg, the museum is dedicated to his life and work. In this treasure trove of the printed word, visitors can explore various sections on printing technology, book design, commercial print jobs and bookplates, graphics, posters, paper and types down the ages. For an overview of the history of type and printing it is second to none. Highlights include the famous Gutenberg Bible, one of the most beautiful books of all time.
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All the week's "atj" newsworthy items wrapped up
Friday Wrap
Texas – Texas Access to Justice Commission and Foundation Recognize Major Contributors to Texas Legal Aid
Chicago, Illinois – ABA Invites Obama to it Annual Meeting
Washington, D.C. – 2nd ABA National Conference on Employment of Lawyers with Disabilities (Hurry for the EARLY BIRD special because after June 1st the registration increases)
United States Supreme Court – President Obama nominates Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S. Supreme Court (For more news links, click here. For blog coverage, click here.)
Brooklyn, New York – A Call for Pro Bono at Boro Hall
Lexington, Kentucky – Interview with a True Change Agent
Nashville, Tennessee – New Legal Advice Clinic to Help with Debt Issues
Richmond, Virginia – LINC Recognizes Outstanding Volunteers
Public Justice Center – Donor Inspires Us with $10,000 Gift
Ventura County, California – New County Program Helping Low-Income Families Adopt
Winston-Salem, North Carolina – Practical Paralegalism: Paying it Forward
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Credit Card Reforms Could Help Statements
Fairfield, Connecticut – Hard Times Force People Into Family Court "Solo"
Honolulu, Hawaii – Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher Supports Access to Justice Commission
Australia – Pro Bono Work Good for Law Students
New York, New York – Pro Bono Recruitment Drive
San Diego, California – Law Made Public: Legal Research Class for the Self-Represented Litigant


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Here we go again. A 7-year-old Colorado boy was suspended for throwing an imaginary hand grenade on his elementary school playground. Yes, imaginary—as in not real, as in there was absolutely nothing in his hand.
Alex Evans told KDVR-TV that he didn't throw the pretend grenade at another student. In an effort to "save the world," Evans said he tossed it into a box that contained "evil forces." When the grenade landed in the box, Evans pretended that it exploded.
Even though Evans was simply engaging in imaginary play, administrators at Mary Blair Elementary School in Loveland, Colo., decided that the boy broke one of the school's major rules: no weapons, real or play.
It seems like there must be more to this story but the principal's account of the situation is the same as Evans: "He threw the pretend grenade at an imaginary box that had something evil inside."
This isn't the first time an elementary school has harshly punished a student for playing with an imaginary weapon. More and more of these stories are popping up in the media as schools react to the tragic Newtown shootings, questioning policies, tightening rules and asking how they can prevent similar situations from happening on their grounds.
Last December a 6-year-old boy was suspended from an elementary school in Maryland for forming his fingers into a gun and saying "pow." Last month in the same state, two 6-year-olds were suspended from White Marsh Elementary School or playing cops and robbers at recess and using their fingers as imaginary guns.
Is it fair to suspend kids for playing with pretend weapons?
Most any parent of a little boy knows that these kids' behavior is completely normal and age appropriate. I have an 8-year-old who lines up his Lego figures as if they were an army marching in a battle meant to fight evil forces and save planet earth. I've also seen my son turn a pencil into a machine gun, a chopstick into a sword, a tennis ball into a hand grenade. For a young boy, hands are for throwing balls, scooping up mac and cheese and shooting imaginary bad guys, and sometimes little sisters and moms.
Boys seem to be "hard-wired" with the XY chromosome that allows them to see a stick as an M60. Yes, this is gender stereotyping, but a survey of 98 female preschool teachers found that 4-year-old boys play superhero or enact mock fights much more frequently than girls, who seem to favor house or family themes for playtime.
This behavior can be unsettling for those unfamiliar with it. I certainly was alarmed when my innocent little preschool-aged boy first grabbed his fork at the dinner table, aimed it at his sister and made shooting sounds. I initially created all sorts of rules around gun play: You can pretend to shoot water or bursts of love and happiness but no bullets and you're not allowed to point your finger guns at people, only at imaginary bad buys.
I quickly realized that my rules were ridiculous and my kind-hearted son who was thrown into tears when he saw that our cat killed a mouse wasn't violent when he turned his fingers into a gun. He was simply playing.
Most child psychologists will tell you that gun play is normal, even healthy, for a boy. "Since the beginning of recorded time, little boys have enjoyed games in which they project their power into the world, and that means playing with 'weapons,'" says Michael Thompson, coauthor of The New York Times bestseller Raising Cane: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys. "I have no doubt that 'cave' boys pointed sticks at each other in threatening ways, or chucked rocks at one another, or imitated the spear-throwing actions of their fathers."
Violent video games and movies—now that's another story. I wonder how this school would react if they learned a kindergartener had watched Rambo at home?


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Jackson Plot Crumbles -- Katherine Returning to L.A.
Katherine Jackson PLOT CRUMBLES Returns to L.A.
Michael Jackson's conspiratorial siblings couldn't withstand the onslaught of bad publicity ... because Randy Jackson just revealed that his mother Katherine is finally returning to L.A. -- proof the Jackson scheme has completely fallen apart.
Katherine has been holed up in Arizona for the past 10 days ... after she was effectively kidnapped by Randy and several other Jackson siblings in what appears to be a scheme to pressure Katherine to try and overthrow the executors of the Michael Jackson estate.
But moments ago, Randy -- the family ringleader -- appeared on "Good Morning America" ... and announced his mother was finally coming home ... just one day after Tito BAILED on the plot.
It's unclear if this will affect TJ Jackson's plan to seek temporary guardianship of MJ's kids.
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Well, friends, I have returned from my 'mini-vacation', which turned out to be even 'mini-er' than I planned. You will get a kick out of this story …
I will always believe it was the red car. When you rent a car, usually it's grey or black, but this time they gave me a bloomin' RED car. Not just any red, but a red so bright that it hurt your eyes to look at it. I do not care for red cars. Now I am convinced that they are jinxed.
I got a bit of a late start – 9:00 instead of 8:00 – but okay, I would still be there well before dark, probably by 6:30. The rain was torrential, and being visually challenged anyway, it made for some very tense driving, but I was happy that I was going to see H and have a fun weekend. It was also windy, and there was a considerable amount of debris on the highway. One such piece of debris turned out to be a long piece of some sort of metal and by the time I saw it, I could not avoid it as there were cars on either side of mine, so I ran over it at 65 miles per hour. Everything seemed fine until about 20 minutes later when a light flashed on the dashboard telling me that my tire pressure was low, and I knew immediately what had happened.
I got off at the next exit, a small town with only one service station attached to a convenience store/deli. I parked and went inside, hoping they could direct me to a tire store, but no such luck … the nearest one was some 20 miles, and I knew my tire would not make it that far. So, I called Roadside Assistance. A snippet of that conversation:
He: Was this flat tire a result of vandalism?
Me: No
He: Was it the result of an accident?
Me: No (thinking that if I had an accident, the flat tire would be the least of my worries)
He: When did you first notice the flat tire?
Me: About 20 minutes ago
He: Can you give me the exact time?
Me: Probably not, as I did not look at the clock … and why does it matter?
He: I'm just trying to pin down the problem, ma'am
Me: The problem is that the left front tire has no air in it.
He: What is the mileage on the car?
Me: 6,625
He: So why do you think the tire is flat?
Me: Because the car is sitting on the rim, and because the dashboard monitor told me so.
He: But what do you think happened to it?
Me: Possibly it was damaged when I ran over some debris in the roadway, but I do not understand why any of this matters. I am stranded in this rental car and I am hoping to get to Pennsylvania sometime this week!
The conversation went on for another 3-4 minutes and ended with him telling me that somebody would be there with a new tire in about an hour. An hour came … and went. After 75 minutes, I received a text message telling me that the service tech would be there in another hour. Sigh. But he did not actually bring a replacement tire … he merely put on the temporary tire that was in the trunk and warned me not to drive more than 50 miles or so before replacing it with a full-size tire.
So, I set off in search of a tire store in the nearest large town. I decided to stop at Wal-Mart, a store that I typically avoid at all costs, and ask where the nearest tire store was. Turns out that Wal-Mart actually deals in tires and if I would just drive around back they would have me back on my way in no time. "No time" turned out to be another two hours, and by now it was 5:00 and still pouring rain. At best, it would take me until midnight to get to H's house, whereas I was only 2 hours from home. So, H & I agreed that, since I cannot see to drive after dark, it made more sense for me to just go back home and we will reschedule for next month.
But the story isn't quite done yet. Turns out the car rental company will not re-imburse me the $80 for the tire, because … one has to purchase additional 'roadside assistance' for them to cover things like that. Who knew?
And then … I almost broke my thumb. See, it was still pouring rain and my eyes were about shot by this time, so after I drove for an hour, I pulled off at a rest area to give my eyes a break and have a smoke. Since it was pouring rain, I put the window down only when I needed to flick my ashes outside, then immediately put the window back up. Well, I got in too big of a hurry to get that window back up, and my thumb was still outside when the electric window reached the top. Be advised … electric windows do not stop for metatarsals. The thumb is bruised, but not broken, by the way.
And so sums up my journey … 2 days preparing, 2 hours packing, 10 hours on the road, and … well, I am thankful to be home safe and sound, so I am not complaining or fretting. In fact, I had rather a good chuckle over the whole thing … after a few tears, that is. We are hoping for a more successful trip in four weeks. Meanwhile, I will be back in the saddle after I unpack my suitcase and rest for a bit.


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.~-= Eremin Sulk =-~. of Well, let's just say Bree for now
Eremin Sulk never 'ad much in life, but then neither did any of his neighbors. Kicking about the back alleys of Bree offered all the amusement a growing lad could want, and the road brought all manner of strangers through the town.
Eremin never forgot the first Elf 'e ever saw. Tall and aloof, Eremin immediately dubbed 'im as snooty. Claimed in passing to 'ave killed a troll (at least that's wot 'Arry said), and that 'ad to be wrong -- there weren't any more trolls. 'E'd never seen any.
Dwarfs were near as bad. Never meet your eyes, them. Look up at you as if sizing you up for deadweight. Lots of gold, though -- wonder where they got it?
'Obbits were all right, though. Grew a decent leaf, made a good wine or beer, always willing to invite you to a feed. Just don't press them -- comes of being short, 'e reckoned.
Eremin had cause to reconsider 'is opinions of these other races once Old Bill ran 'im out of town. It were a simple misunderstandin', it were, but there was no tellin' Old Bill that. So 'e was out on 'is own, findin' 'is way as an adventurin' man. And this was finally a life that seemed to agree with 'im. Sure there were still disagreements (mainly about division of loot), but that sort of fing could be sorted out. Eventually.
Biology : Man
Alignment : Selfish
Languages : Westron, North Tongue
Class & Levels : Sneak 4
Experience Points : 8,000
XP Bonus : 10%
Hit Dice : 3d6+2
Hit Points : 6+2+2 (+2) = 12 hp
Armour Class : 5 (7)
Saving Throw : 12 (+2 versus wands, rays, and breath weapons)
STR : 13 (--) (3 in 6)
INT : 09 (--) (2 in 6)
WIS : 14 (+1) (3 in 6)
DEX : 15 (+1) (3 in 6)
CON : 12 (--) (2 in 6)
CHA : 10 (--) (2 in 6)
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1 Short Sword
Dagger (2)
2 Leather armor (light)
1 Backpack
1 Bedroll
Grappling Hook
1 Lantern, hooded
Locksmith's tools
Mirror, hand, metal
2 Oil, lantern, flask (2)
Pouch, belt
1 Rations, trail, 1 week
1 Rope, silk, 60'
1 Waterskin, full
Wineskin, full
2 Coins, see below
Horse, courser ("Piglet") 12 hp
Saddle and Harness
764 silver pennies
12 copper pennies
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"This is one of the most uplifting stories to come along in a while. Fifth-grader Auggie is a normal kid, except that he has been homeschooled till now because of a facial deformity that he has had since birth. This is a story of acceptance -- a story about going beyond the surface to get to know someone. Great family and classmate relationships ring true and make this a story that can make you both laugh and cry, and one you will never forget."
— Becky Anderson, Anderson's Bookshop, Naperville, IL
Over 6 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller WONDER and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face.
The book that inspired the Choose Kind movement.
I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.
August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid--but his new classmates can't get past Auggie's extraordinary face. WONDER, now a #1 New York Times bestseller and included on the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list, begins from Auggie's point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of one community's struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance.
"Wonder is the best kids' book of the year," said Emily Bazelon, senior editor at Slate.com and author of Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy. In a world where bullying among young people is an epidemic, this is a refreshing new narrative full of heart and hope. R.J. Palacio has called her debut novel "a meditation on kindness" --indeed, every reader will come away with a greater appreciation for the simple courage of friendship. Auggie is a hero to root for, a diamond in the rough who proves that you can't blend in when you were born to stand out.
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"In a wonder of a debut, Palacio has written a crackling page-turner filled with characters you can't help but root for." --Entertainment Weekly
"Rich and memorable." --The New York Times
"A beautiful, funny and sometimes sob-making story of quiet transformation." --Wall Street Journal


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